Did God Use Hitler?

Dr. Couch, what do you think of Pastor John Hagee's remark that God used Hitler to cause the Jews to return to the Holy Land? I understand he was under pressure to "repent" of that statement.

ANSWER: That statement was not original with Hagee. It has been an old belief of the Jews in Israel for sixty years. I had Jews tell me that on many of my trips to Israel. "God used Hitler to drive us back to the Land."

I am fed up with us being so weak in resolve that we back down from truth when the world squawks or yells when we say something that it does not like. God is using the evil of men as He pleases. He is the author of His own history. He is not impotent or passive. He brings the storms for judgment and uses men as He wishes to get things accomplished for His purposes. If you do not believe such sovereignty passages I suggest you read Job 12:13-25.

Thanks for asking.
Dr. Mal Couch

Dual Covenant?

Dr. Couch, do you hold to the “dual covenant” idea promoted by John Hagee, where he states that Israel is now hardened by God and we do not need to witness to the Jewish people? 

 

    ANSWER:  Of course I do not hold to that position! I appreciate so much of what Hagee often says but on this point he is dead wrong. Read Romans 10:12-21. While the apostle Paul mentions the hardening of the Jewish heart in this section of verses he still refers to the fact that individual Jews should call upon the Lord to be saved (v. 13), and they need to hear the “glad tidings” of the gospel, and believe (vv. 15-16). Hagee is teaching an extreme view though someone told me he said publicly that he had been misunderstood!

    I have done a verse-by-verse exegesis from the Greek on Romans 9-11. Paul in this Romans section would destroy Hagee’s views but also the false teachings about Israel, the church, and replacement theology, promoted by the Covenant guys, the allegorists and the preterists. Be looking forward to my ongoing exegesis and commentary on these chapters. 

    Thanks for asking!

    Dr. Mal Couch